be favored

Example Sentences

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In 2026, promotions and lower prices will continue to be favored by shoppers, it added.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

Can he rally his team for one victory during a season in which it might not be favored the rest of the way?

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2025

Ms. Elfreth will be favored in the heavily Democratic district in November.

From New York Times • May 14, 2024

DOE’s Office of Science—one of the few research agencies whose budget grew in 2024, albeit by a meager 1.7%—would continue to be favored, receiving a 4.2% increase to $8.6 billion.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 11, 2024

The practical rule to be followed, then, is that the possessor is to be favored, unless there has been a court decision against his claim.

From Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities by Callan, Charles Jerome